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than it takes to tell it. The man is never
known to miss his shot and shoots off hand
with one hand. The noise of the
rife Ia the only sound heard, the silence
being in marked contrast to the soueal-
ing Of the pig alongside before and after
It 10 stuck. The steer being dead, q
chain is put around one leg and he is
dragged within the building. Here his
hide Is taken of and he is cut into pieces
and they are drawn by means of ingeni-
ous pulleys running on an iron frame to
the refrigerator cars, which stand along
side the building. The cars, built for the
purpose, have Q compartment where ice
Il stored and the meat is kept fresh till it
reaches its destination. Only the choice
parts of beef are thus shipped, but the
entire steer is put to some good purpose.
The inferior pieces are corned; the heads,
horns, hoofs, blood and offal are taken to
Q neighboring glue factory, which is also
run by Armour g. Co.
Killing sheep is a rather tame affair,
ON account of the quielness with which
the butchery is done. In like manner
every part of the animal is utilized.
Hog killing is the sight of the stock
yards, and many persons, including Q
number of ladies, are daily witnesses of
it. There is horrible fascination con-
nected with the butchery that draws
crowds to the place, and timid. shrinking
ladies that would not hurt a fly are rooted
to the spot. The hogs are driven into
close pen, In which several men are
stationed. These men deftly and quickly
slip chain around the hogs hind leg.
Il Is then hoisted up, squealing with all
IT, might, and a. II bangles In air with Q
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wHALE.HUNTING.

An Industry Which is Fast Dying Out in
the Arctic Ocean.
Arctic whale-hunting is going from
bad to worse. Captain David Gray,
"the Prince of Whalers," has just re-
turned to Peterhead with probably the
poorest catch in his forty years. expert
ence-a single large whale, yielding
about seventy-two tons of oil and over
a ton of whalebone-and his two broth
ers-for the Grays are whaling family
had Jared far worse, one of them hav-
ing only five tons of oil, and the other
nine. Whalebone is now worth $500
per ton, and at that price Captain David
Gray's cargo will clear the expenses of
the voyage but in the other cases the sea-
sons whale hunting will result in very
considerable loss. The Erik
Captain A. Gray has, by the
way, brought home very
y fine live Polar bear, which is
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appreciation Of II, gave him eold medal

and put the bust in the city hall. Mills
knew that e12 900 would not pay him for
the great undertaking Of making bronze
equestrian statue OF Andrew jackson
upon the model which he had offered,
but ten of the best men in Charleston
went on his bond and he went to work.
The contract required the statue to be 0
third larger than life. 1t IL really more
than that. The Secretary of War fur
nishe1 the metal, which was old cannon
captu cd by jackson at New Orleans.
Mr.. Mills was thirty.two years old when
he began his work. His personal appear.
ance gave little token of genius. He was
spare, Of medium height, had searching,
light-gray eyes, good regular Anglo.
Saxon features, and his black hair was
even then turning slightly gray. He
built q studio--a small frame hut in Q
corner of the White House grounds
where the beautiful geranium beds Of the
Treasury Department now attract the
eye of the pedestrian. Here he ate and
slept most of the time, cooking his own
meals. He bought horse in Virginia, Q
blooded animal, whose name was in the
turf register. Old Olympus-for that
was his name-became we'll known to
the people of Washington. Mills was
something of horseman, and put him
in close training to assume the attitude
which the bronze horse has in the statue.
Nights and mornings the sculptor was
seen riding up and down the avenue and
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SPRINGFrRLD, I'LL.
Dear Sir: viii q voice be injured by blow
ing cornet, clarionet or other wind instru-
mentf F.O. H.
The voice Is not more liable to injury than
any other personal chattel If cornet tor
turer. When an infuriated populace starts
on hunt for the miserable wretch who has
made neighborhood unendurable in this
manner, other portions of the individual are
likely to suffer to greater extent than the
voice. To obviate this disastrous result al
ways 60 two or three miles distant from any
human habitation before committing the
crime.
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OUT OVer the country
roads on Old Olympus,
who seemed to delight
in the exercise. Around
town the old stallion
was known as the
model horse
Besides the horse,
which, of course, became
a large part of Mills
statue, he devoted him
self to every book and
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uD at tho Transit HOuSe-th0
big hotel built for the purpose
on the ground, Here he is en-
tertained while the commission
men dispose of his stock. He
ia usually arrayed in COWBOY
style, and, like that festive fra
ternity, is reckless with his
money. With the proceeds of
the sale of his stock in his
trousers' pocket nothing is TOO
good for him, and nothing too
rich for his blood. They tell
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people stop and gaze at It
until Their. necks ache and
their eyes see stars as well
as the bronze horse and
the iron jaw of the old
hero.
ut was by mere chance
that Clark Mills conceived
this great work. In 1874 a
committee of gentlemen
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JACKeONvILLE, FLA. q
Dear Sir: Would you please inform me
how can tell whether am in love? Also
why is a mutton chop SO called? ALLIE.
Your first question is hardly definite
enough, Allie. You do not specify the brand
oflove the symptoms of which you desire emu
merated. If you are in love with toll, it will
manifest itself in a desire to make yourself
useful in assisting your mamma with her
household duties, and in constructing new
Easements to your little brothers pantaloons
when the same appear to be long-felt want.
Anever-failing symptom Of being inlove with
pie Is a desire to place yourself outside Ito
eat it in other words, when girl is in love
with fine clothes she meditateth considerably
in front Of milliners' windows. and poreth
over fashion papers. You will see, Allie,
that your question is vast in its scope. If
you will particularize we shall be happy TO
assuage your craving for information.
In regard to your second question, a NUT
ton chop is 10 called because it usually re-
quires an az to make any impression on it.
w. III. 8, e
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MAYvILLE, N. Y.
Dear ST.: Having moved into the country
1 intend sending my cards to my lady friends
Should not send them to my gentleman
friends as well? MAIZE.
You had better take your cards with you,
Maize; you might want to play game or
two Of progressive euchre after you arrive.
Some of the people in the country know
how to play, although you seem to think
they do not. II, however, you insist on dis
tributing the deck among your friends in
town, do not slight the gentlemen. Divide
the cards fairly. ty
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-06-10
A SIMPLE TELEPHONE.
How to Obtain Telephone Communicate
Between Neignbors

Cut with circle saw from an inch
board two circular rims, twelve inches
in diameter, the open space In the center
being seven inches in diameter, one OF
them for each end of the line. Then glue
on one side of the rim four thicknesses
of heavy manills paper, drawing them as
tightly as possible. CT would also be
well to drive in few large head carpet
tacks about an inch apart.) On the other
side of the rim que on two thiCsnesses
of paper, having in in the center an open
ing three inches in diameter.
The wire to be used is copper, about
the thickness of knitting needle. To
fasten the wire TO the poles, nail short
crosspiece to the top, from which to tie
the wire with heavy cotton cord, leav-
ing 1t loose enough so that the wire will
not touch the wood. The opening in the
side of the building should also be large
enough not to interfere with the wire.
Then make an opening in the
center of the four thichnesses
of paper barely large enough to
receive the wire. Draw the wire
tight and give it g few twists around q
nail laid tiatWise On the inner side of the
paper. Between the back of the trans
mitter and the side Of the room place near
the edge four small blocks or spool To
call tap on the nail with any SINS piece
of iron. By this arrangement one can
communicate from his house to that of g
near neighbor with but small expense.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-06-10

to their political gatherings, and
oratory, music and recitation take
the place often held By beer and tobacco
as the attractions at ordinary party
meetings. Drinking and smoking by
tacit consent are practically forbidden at
the labor meetings. The piano is almost
as necessary as the secretary's table to
the proper furnishing of permanent dis
trict headquarters for the United Labor
party, and this instrument is the center of
attraction in the entertainment" even
nings. The whole movement is one
unique in our political and social affairs,
and will amply repay study; that it is g
serious factor in state ard possibly in
national politics seems certainly apparent
al glance. "The new party declares that
it has come to stay" said one of the
leaders yesterday. 1t is IS propagandfst
and doctrlnaire as the Abolition party,
and like that IL has fortified the enthu-
siasm Of the men by the zeal and encour-
agement of the women. II is moreover
sn organization for practical political
work, and is meeting the expenses CT the
organization out of the pockets of its
members, most of whom ere men earning
but moderate wages
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-06-10
ALTAR AND TOMB.
The GaZette's Record of the Marriages
and Deaths in Texas.
MARRIAGES,

Sam II. Keller and Miss May Prender.
CAST, Mexia, June l,
Alex Campbell and Mrs. D. E. Wash.
burn, Sherman, June ,.
G. +. Graham and Miss Eta Fox
LewisVille, May %.
Phillip Sparrow and Miss Tennessee
Ports, San Marcos, June /.
Charles A. Clifton and Mrs. Viola Wal
lace, Paris, June l.
w. D. Trent and Miss Bette Taught,
Paris, May l.
T. X. Gibson and Miss f. r, Jones,
TeXarkana, June l.
Taylor Davis and Miss Dora Keegans,
Fort Bend county, June !.
Charles Madison and Miss G. 8. Endi-
colt, Brentwood, May 90.
J. w. Mitchell and Miss Stella Taylor,
Tyler, June l.
L. j. MCGEE and Miss Sadie Talley,
Forney, May 81.
James HEARTFELT and Miss Marion
Petty, Brennan, May'3l.
Bert Tryon and Miss Mollie Mccain,
Crockett, May %.
C.. D. Matthews and Miss Emma Stub
blefeld, Crockett, May 2G.
William Clark and Miss Jennie Hous-
ton, Corsicsna, May 90.
John Stout and Miss NJ. E. Billie,
Cooke county, May 80.
Henry L. Brevard and Miss Anna Proc
ter, Aurora, May IS.
L. V. Gansler and Miss Tree Easter,
Hillsboro, May 80.
Foster w. Tucker aud Mss Louisa
Sheriff, San Antonio, June /.
L. 7. Adams and Miss Ida Kindel,
Parker county, May 81.
S. p. McDonough and Miss Jessie a.
KinyOn, Sherman, June ..
John Wantland and Miss Eliza Fault,
Fairview j une ..
William Capps and Miss Sallie Brooks,
Sherman, June ..
DEATHS.
William r. Kelly, Sherman, May 80.
Miss NJ. NJ. Worley, Gainesville,
May 81.
Mrs. E. ]. Eplen, Cameron, May %.
Mrs. Nina Cannon, Gladewater,
May 81.
John Boyd, Re, May IS.
j. 2. Sorrell, Longview, May 81.
Mrs. Mile c. O'Rear, Crawford,
May %.
Mrs. J. NJ. Richardson, Daingerfeld,
May 80.
G. Stroud, Delta, May IS.
Adam Means, Lamar county, May %.
Gilbert Ragin, GAINESVILLE, June 1.
Mrs. E. r. McElroy, Clarksville,
June l.
DR.. John II. Irby, Henderson, May SC.
DR.. II. II. T. Parker, Henderson.
May IS.
Mrs. N. B. seeber, Longview, May 50.
Milton Young, Killetn, June /.
I. j. Oslin, Teneha, May %.
Ed Davis, Grimes county, May %.
Mrs. W. K. Bryan, Palestine, May 80.
J. T. Longino, Sup. ur Springs, May 2G.
Hiram A. Hoskins, Lewisville, May %,
RsDj. n. Strayhun, Denton county,
May 81. s
Joseph billiard, Kendall county,
May 81.
Mrs. Ginnie Herman, near Bfanco
Nav 81.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-06-10

The prosperity of city can be meas
ured in many ways. The number of
buildings in process of erection, the ex-
tension and Improvement of streets, the
various manufacturing enterprises which
may be organized, the amount of business
transacted in mercantile circles and the
number Ct railroads centering at q given
point, disclose unerringly what is being
done and indicate clearly what may rea-
sonably be expected in the future. There
is also the advance in the price OF real
estate, which may be used as a guide,
and one of the most trustworthy
and reliable guides, in determin-
ing the progress being made by g
city. In this respect Fort Worth has
abundant cause to congratulate herself.
She has made wonderful progress III the
matter of railroads, buildings, CONNER
cial expansion and public enterprises
generally. The advance in the price of
real estate has kept pace with and out
stripped all Of these. Any one who will
take the trouble tie examine, will find that
on many OF the principal streets, the price
of real estate has doubled and, in many
instances trebled, within the past three
months. Lots that went begging st
$500 in the outskirts of the city are
now being sold st from $500 to $4,000
sniece- Land IUino c0ntiuuous RI the cor
porstion lines which could be obtained
readily at from $500 to $500 an acre, is
now bringing $1,000 per acre and land
owners seem to be in no great hurry to
dispose of their property even at these
figures. This increase in real estate is
not confined to any particular portion of
the city. There are no select spots where
special attractions are accidentally TO-
cused, but a general, universal and
permanent advance IN prices which indi
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-06-10
Havana Weekly Market.

HAVANA, June 5.-Sugar-NeWs from
abroad caused buyers to hold Gloof,
sellers reluctantly submitting to the stu
alton. The majority of the latter are 60
ing TO lose hopes regarding the long ex-
peCted favorable reaction. The market
here closed quiet and at outpoTts weak.
MoIasses sugar, regular to good polari-
zation, 81 G84@l 877 gold per quiptaI.
Muscovado, fair to good refining, So
@90 degrees polarization, 81 7501 93I
Centrifugal, 92@9G polarization, at
50 I24@2 80.
Stocks in warehouse at Havana and
MaJanzas 27,500 boxes, 600 bags and
800 hOgsheads.
Receipts for the week 1900 boxes,
1900 bags and 75+ hogsheads.
Exports during the week I52 boxes,
$4,000 bags and $500 hogsheads, of
which boxes, 10 600 bags and all hogs
heads were to the United States.
Bacon, SI3 % gold per cWt.
Butter, superior American, 927 gold per
quintal.
Flour, S1l.Oo gold per barrel for Amer
lean.
Jerked beef, 81 80 gold per quintaI.
Hams, American sugar-cured, SIS gold
per QuIntaI Tor northern and S22. 90 for
southern.
Lard in kegs 81. 90 gold per quintal; in
tins SI9 90.
Potatoes, nominal.
s Empty hogsheads s. SO gold.
4 Lumber nominal.
4 Shocks nominal.
White navy beans So % gold per quin-
tai.
Chewing tobacco 825 90 gold per
quintal.
Hoops nominal; long shaved $40 90
gold per 1000.
Freights quiet; per hogsheGd of sugar
loading at Havana for the United States
81 25@2 80 gold; per hogshead of sugar
from ports on the north coast Outside
ports) for the United States 50 5O02 10.
Spanish gold 81 .29@2.294.
Exchange weak; on United States, six
ty days, gold 94@93 premium; do. short
sight I04 premium on London 204@204
premium; on Paris 54@53 premium.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-06-10

friendly because every man has the IN
doubted right to think for himself and
attach himself to any movement
he desires, and he would be but an
Indifferent citizen indeed who would cling
to any party if he believed the principles Of
that party were wrong or inferior TO
others. Instead of abusing those who
desert one of the old parties, from honest
though mistaken impulses, they are emit
tied to commentator and praise for hav-
ing the courage of their convictions.
Their errors should be pointed out to
them and they should be shown the fall
lacy and hopelessness of their new task.
When men are shown that organization
is essential to the very existence of q
party, there will no longer be heard out
cries against boss rule; when they are
taught that en- absolute acquiescence in
the will of the majority fairly and freely
expressed is the very corner stone OF
republican government, there will be no
more desertions because of inability to
force individual opinions to the front.
When experience teaches them that the
new party is even more despotic
in its dealings with those who
belong to it than the broad and liberal
methods of the grand old Democratic
party, there will be return of the wan
dararS +o tho fold Whafbar this con he
accomplished by 1888 or not depends
largely upon our Democratic newspapers
and public men. Abuse, villifcation,
ridicule or contempt will tend to widen
the breach and add to the ranks Of the
disaffected. Reason, fairness, and q
proper respect for the feelings and opin-
ions of others should be used in deal
ing with the seceders.
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a NPW DTS rOVEPY

The Indianapolis News has made dis
covery which is all its own. Referring tc
the fact that the greater part of the i'm
migration coming to this country gees to
the territories, the News says:
OF the enormous immigration which this
country is having now-the greatest in its
history-less than 6 per cent. goes to the
south Why: An answer may be found IN
the report from Rockville, Mo-, recently
of an outrage By a man upon q woman
He twas arrested, and the woman identified
him, although she had been chlorofOrmed
and certainly her evidence needed careful
sitting. The man was arraisned In court and
had Just been held in $4,000 bail when two OF
the brothers of the woman Otis supposedly shot
the man dead. This is why no more of the in
flow of people go to the south, who would live
in a land where the most sacred forms of law
the most powerful agents of justice cannotp pro
tect against individual passion. The south h g
got to become civilized before It Will become
populOus.
1t may appear to the News that this
summary manner of dealing with rapist
is calculated to keep out immigration, and
perhaps it does. Those people VINO de-
sire to come south to outrage women can
take to themselves the full benefit of the
News discovery. While the south has as
much respect for law as any other sec
ton of the country, it is a part of the
unwritten law OF the south that the fair
names and virtue of her women shall be
protected at all hazards. Shooting down
8 rapist is considered g crime in the
south, but one of those crimes which
rise to heaven about as quickly as some
of the tagging virtues of our coId-blooded
northern brethren. If immigrants can
not respect women they need not come
south-the territories are welcome to
them.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-06-10
LIQUID FUEL AT SEA.
y New Scheme to DO Away with Coal IN
Ocean Steamers.
nj


a further important advance has lust
been made i'll using hydro cartoons for
steam raising purposes on board ships. A
| legitimate objection to the adoption Of
| liquid fuel at sea under certain circum-
stances has been that the use of steam for
the diffusion OF the Oil in the boiler fur
naces entails q considerable loss of fresh
water from the boilers. As this loss has
to be made good by salt water on long
ocean voyages, the density of the water is
rapidly raised TO g dangerous point. This
| is, however, entirely overcome by the sYs-
! TEN adopted in the steamship Charles
| Howard, owned Oy MessTs. Alfred Stuart
& Co., which has recently been fitted
with tanks for carrying refined petroleum
in bulk, a2d also with Tarbutt's system
| of burning residual oils under the boilers
in place Of coal. She is 249 feet III length,
with so feet beam and % feet depth Of
hold. The whole Of the cargo space in
the vessel is occupied by tanks for carry
ing the refined petroleum, while the It
| fuse oil to be used for fuel is carried IT,
the water ballast tanks. Her boiler is OF
the ordinary marine type, with three
hues of feet inches diameter each.
These Aues are fitted with g brick com
QUESTION chamber and super-heateT. as in
the case of other vessels fitted with the
Tarbutt system. Another point of de
p"rture in the present instance consists
in the substitution OF highly heated and
expanded compressed air for the steam
Ordinsrily used in liquid fuel fires. The
steam used for COMPRISING the air is
exhausted into the condenser, the water
from which is. Of course, available for
feeding the boiler along with that
condensed from the main engines.
The Charles Howard left the
Tyne dock last Saturday for the
Black sea, and IS she steamed down the
river at full speed not particle of smoke
was visible from the funnel, the fires
working admirably from the first start.
1t is stated that the owners propose to
fit the remainder of their feet with sim
ilsr apparatus. The storage of the oil IN
the water ballast tanks has, we believe,
never before been introduced in practice.
1t is an important feature, as it saves the
ship-OWner the heavy expenditure Incl
dental to the fitting of tanks in the
bunker spaces, aud, combined with the
substitution of air for steam, marks q
decided departure in liquid fuel practice.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-06-10
Gould's Great Scheme.

CHICAGO, ILL, June "A local pap
asserts this morning that according
information just disclosed, Jay. GouId b
successfully taken the first steps toWs,
g most important railroad scheme. I
contemplates relieving St. LOUIS and CT
csgo Of the necessity of distri5ut-
grain and provisions and even live stC.
to the east and European msTh5.
and draining the grain-pTOdUC.-
sections west and southwest on the N
sissippi river below the ice point, 81
thence By barge lines to New Orleans 81
by steamers to foreign ports, and by q
same means of transportation to east,
domestic points of consumption. T.
article says: "The first intimatiOn
Gould's contemplated scheme was CIV.
by the purchase Of the Little Rock, VI
sissippi and Texas and Little Rock g.
Fort Smith Railways. At first it was z
thought that there was any peculiar ST.
nifcance to the transaction, b
now it transpires that ne NEE,
to use them as link I
the Missouri Pacific system 10 Z
east and Europe. The next step i
stated will be linking the Little Re-.
purchases with the Missouri Pacific -
TENS which will be done at Fort Clos
on the Missouri, Kansas and TeZl
Contracts nave Just been let for the CO
struction of line from Van Buren,
the Little Rock and Fort Smith 20 7.
Gibson.